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why i never travel out of the country

January 31, 2011

Today I went and had a passport picture taken. Because the camera at our local post office has been out of order for years, we stopped by a nearby CVS drug store to complete the photo step of the passport renewal process. It was then that I realized what a difference 13 years makes in [...]

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the washcloth people

January 24, 2011

There are two kinds of people in the world… those who use a washcloth and those who don’t. I am the latter. If you are one of the washcloth people, you just audibly gasped in horror and then looked up to the upper right corner of my blog and muttered, “but she looks so clean [...]

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wolf! wolf!

December 17, 2010

It was 9:15 this morning and I was sitting at my computer answering some emails. I looked out the window and saw a man in a stocking cap with his coat lapels up walking across my backyard. A strange man. A stranger. I watched as he wandered back by the fence for a few minutes [...]

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the priceless collection

November 30, 2010

It all started when I declared early November that I was pulling all things Christmas from the attic and going through each and everything with the goal to decrease my Christmas crap by 75%. I have 20+ years of Christmas collecting, 7 moves including a 3 year storage unit, and the uncanny ability to block [...]

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where holly starts planning an arranged marriage

October 20, 2010

4 year old boy on swing talking about marriage

Today was one of those rare and treasured family outing days. The boys didn’t have school due to parent/teacher conferences and I sped through those meetings and was back home by 9. Blog-Stedman had the day off so the stars were properly aligned and we packed up the SUV and went to the children’s museum [...]

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i guess i wasn’t poisoned

August 5, 2010

A few days ago my gums started hurting. Really hurting…like stop eating hurting. image from Graphics Hunt It came on pretty suddenly in the evening and by the time I went to bed I was in quite a bit of pain. To keep my mind off the pain I watched Law & Order reruns. The [...]

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i bought vibram five fingers gorilla feet shoes

July 22, 2010

Every once in awhile I have run into someone wearing what appeared to be gorilla feet: It is hard to avert your eyes. I mean, I don’t MEAN to stare…but really they are ridiculous looking. They are Vibram 5 Fingers. So, of course, I had to buy a pair. But give me a break on [...]

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tossing memories

July 19, 2010

I have been married for almost 20 years to a pack rat. A very sweet pack rat. The way I cope with blog-Stedman’s multitude of treasures is to give him his own space and shut the door. I don’t go in. Ever. It is scary in there. He currently has several areas which are zoned [...]

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and then i screamed like a little girl

June 22, 2010

It was a quiet evening at home. The boys were all tucked into their beds…well, by this time they were most likely congregated in one bed. Blog-Stedman and I were nestled watching a movie and feeling pretty happy that everything was so calm and it was only 10:30 pm. I stepped out of bed to [...]

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how to get your dog in the car

June 13, 2010

Objective: By the end of today’s lesson the student will be able to properly demonstrate the necessary steps to successfully place a dog in an automobile. Time: 51 minutes Laboratory Information: Students will be divided into groups of two. These partners should have good working knowledge of the other individual’s problem solving skills. If the [...]

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my butt is burning: the story

May 25, 2010

A few years ago in celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary, I took blog-Stedman to Las Vegas. I made all the arrangements as a surprise. He really doesn’t like to travel and he hates surprises so I obviously wasn’t paying attention in our marriage at that point, but that is not this story. I had [...]

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